Kia decides on Mexico plant location for small car assembly
 

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Mexico has long been a hot spot for auto manufacturing, but the country's fortunes have been boosted lately, with <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/">Honda</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/mazda/">Mazda</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/nissan/">Nissan</a> recently adding factories there, and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/">BMW</a> is said to be poised to <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/05/20/bmw-mexico-plant-location-july-report/">join them soon</a>. Now, new reports indicate that <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/kia/">Kia</a> might start building south of the border to keep up with demand.<br />
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Insiders speaking to <em>Reuters </em>claim that the Korean automaker is <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/02/kia-motors-idUSL3N0OJ0Q320140602">ve ry close to striking a deal</a> to build a factory for two small models in Monterrey, Mexico, with a 300,000-vehicle annual capacity. Assembly could reportedly begin as soon as 21 months after ground is broken.<br />
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If true, Kia has done a fantastic job of keeping the deal under wraps. The only hint at anything like this brewing was a rumor last year that <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/hyundai/">Hyundai</a> may <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/09/27/hyundai-bmw-mexican-officials/">have investigation building a factory in Mexico</a>. The company currently operates a factory in Georgia that builds the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/kia/optima/">Optima</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/kia/sorento/">Sorento</a>.<br />
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<em>Autoblog </em>has reached out to Kia to try to learn more details about the alleged plan. We will update this story if we learn more.<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://commetsmigtest.sandbox.au toblog.com/2014/06/06/kia-mexico-plant-small-cars/">Kia decides on Mexico plant location for small car assembly</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://commetsmigtest.sandbox.au toblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 06 Jun 2014 18:31:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://commetsmigtest.sandbox.au toblog.com/2014/06/06/kia-mexico-plant-small-cars/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://commetsmigtest.sandbox.au toblog.com/forward/20905899/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://commetsmigtest.sandbox.au toblog.com/2014/06/06/kia-mexico-plant-small-cars/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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